Franzi Schweiger

Franziska Schweiger accepted Tenure Track Position at Hamilton College

March 11, 2021

Dr. Franziska Schweiger, who completed her PhD in German Studies at CU Boulder in 2018, accepted a Tenure Track position as Assistant Professor of German at Hamilton College. Congratulations, Franzi!

Helmut Muller-Sievers

Professor Müller-Sievers to Deliver 115th Distinguished Research Lectureship

Feb. 23, 2021

Professor of German Studies Helmut Müller-Sievers is the recipient of the 115th Distinguished Research Lectureship. The Lectureship is among the most esteemed honors bestowed by the faculty upon a faculty member at the University of Colorado Boulder. Professor Müller-Sievers will deliver a virtual lecture, “On Common Ground­—Goethe, the Modern Novel,...

Petra Sertic

New article on SPEX by German PhD Student Petra Sertic

Dec. 10, 2020

Title: New article on SPEX by German PhD Student Petra Sertic German PhD Student Petra Sertic published a new article in the recent issue of Archiv für Sozialgeschichte der Deutschen Literatur: Who Was Mrs. Benway? A Form of Art Criticism and Critique as a Form of Art in Spex Magazine...

David Shneer

GSLL mourns the loss of Professor David Shneer

Nov. 9, 2020

GSLL is sad to share the news of Professor David Shneer’s death. Professor Shneer was the Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History at CU Boulder, and he worked closely with GSLL faculty and students. He was a cherished colleague, mentor, advisor, and teacher. We are grateful to have...

Precarious Intimacies

Professor Weber Publishes New Book!

Sept. 8, 2020

Professor Weber’s new book Precarious Intimacies: The Politics of Touch in Contemporary Western European Cinema , co-written with Maria Stehle, was published in August 2020 by Northwestern University Press. In its analyses of recent European films, the book proposes the notion of “precarious intimacies” to navigate a dilemma: how to...

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Professor Hoecker Publishes New Book

May 20, 2020

In The Case of Literature , Arne Höcker offers a radical reassessment of the modern European literary canon. His reinterpretations of Goethe, Schiller, Büchner, Döblin, Musil, and Kafka show how literary and scientific narratives have determined each other over the past three centuries, and he argues that modern literature not...

Adi Nester

Adi Nester accepted Tenure Track Position at UNC Chapel Hill

March 9, 2020

Adi Nester, who will graduate from the German PhD program in May, accepted a tenure track position as Assistant Professor of German-Jewish Studies at the University of North-Carolina in Chapel Hill. Congratulations, Adi!

Students at Spring 2020 German Language Day

German Language Immersion Day 2020

March 2, 2020

German learners from Cherry Creek High School, Broomfield High School, Boulder High School, and Shining Mountain Waldorf School explored the CU campus on February 28 as part of the German Language Immersion Day. High school students tested their knowledge on German- American art, music, and popular culture in a game...

First Encounters Prize Winners

National Contest Winners Exploring German-American History

Jan. 27, 2020

Students of the fall semester German 2020 course won second and third prizes in the national contest First Encounters (organized by the American Association of Teachers of German) in which learners were invited to explore the German roots and German-American encounters in their own communities and to document and share...

Emily Frazier-Rath

Emily Frazier-Rath accepts position as Visiting Assistant Professor at Davidson College

June 18, 2019

Emily Frazier-Rath who received her Ph.D. in German Studies this spring will begin her new post as Visiting Assistant Professor at Davidson College this summer. Congratulations, Emily!

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